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Artist
Experience: Culture, Health and Wellbeing training course
As a teaching artist, I am always looks for ways to improve the quality of their drawing and painting skills, as well as their well-being.
CPD - a-n The Artists Information Company
Review
Ellen Wilkinson reflects on Paper Structures: Book Arts Unfolded
A course for anyone interested in pushing a predominantly 2D practice into 3D in order to observe the impact this has on your thinking / research
Conversation
How to access critical feedback after your MA
I’m an artist 7 years’ post MA. I’m researching how individuals working outside the structure of an art school access critical feedback from their peers because this is what I need to find near Bristol. These are the gateways I’m currently looking […]
Research
Working practice
The 21st Century Curator: A report into the evolving role of the UK museum curator and their needs for the future
Research designed to offer an authoritative overview of the state of curatorship and foundation for planning future role support within UK the museum and gallery sector.
Research
Leadership
Achieving Good Governance
Executive summary of CLP commissioned research into governance in the cultural sector, focusing on Boards, their development and relationship with artistic mission and executive.
Event
Conference
PRACTICE IMPERFECT
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Venue:
School of Art, Birmingham City University -
Date:
March 05, 2016 at 10:00 AM -
Location:
West Midlands
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Artist
drilling for gold
after the cats and dogs sketch by eddie izzard …………. | …………. …………. | …………. …………. | ………….
“they drill … for anything …. just for the hell of it”
Blog Post
Dave Beech mentoring
A challenging first mentoring session with Dave Beech. I was able to ask for clarification on some of the concepts we encountered in the Art & Politics reading group around the notions of counter-hegemony and the Philistine. The philistine is […]
Blog Post
Mentoring with Emma Cocker
My first mentoring session with Emma Cocker has been really productive. We had some important conversations and in the coming months I’m going to be reassessing my practice. One of things that came to the fore was that I use […]
Blog Post
Re:view Bursary
Very pleased to be the recipient of a Re:view Bursary from a-n. I’m at a crossroads in my practice and hope that a series of dialogues will challenge my thinking and provide direction. I will have mentoring from the artist, […]
Research
Leadership
Not a sideshow: leadership and cultural value – a matrix for change
Contributes to the cultural value debate by arguing there is little point in improving skills of individual leaders if their organisations remain unchanged.
Research
Working practice
Makers in focus
2005 report on the working environment of West Midlands designer makers, craftspeople and applied artists at different stages of their careers. It was undertaken to explore activity, identify needs and gaps in provision of professional development support.
Research
Education
CPD for arts and design practitioners
A joint report from Hefce, the Design Council and ACE concerned with developing higher education’s continuing professional development (CPD) provision for arts and design practitioners.